The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-05-19
COMMENCEMENTS
At the Schools and Colleges of North
Carolina.

COMMENCEMENT
At the Schools and Colleges of Mort
Carolina.
.... Col. L. L. Polk, delivers the ad
dress, May 26th, at the closing of Noun
Vernon Springs Academy.
-. Rev. W I. Herndon. of Morrisville
will delive" the address at the closing ex
ercises of Haw River Academy, May 23rd
... Mr.. W. H. Blount, editor Of th
Wilson Mirror, will deliver the address a
the close of Fremont Academy, May goth
-. Thompson School commencement
Tuesday, May 31st Rev S. Simpson. A
NJ. of Maryland, will delive" the annua
sermon and address,
49,. Col. Paul B. Means, of Concord, i
to deliver the annual address az the com
me1cement exercises of CASTOR College. a
Dallas on June 2ud.
-.. Mr. Josephus Daniels, editor of tn.
STATE CHRONICLE, will deliver the addres,
at ihe close Of Sanford High School. Ma,
21th.-[ Sanford Express.
1.-The Graham Normal, has its com
mencement May 25th and 26th Address
by Rev. Thomas Hume, Jr., d. D.. Mr V.
; Free!and, chief marshal
State CoIored Normal School at Fayette-
Vile takes place June End. Their invita-
ton is Il model of neatness
. Walter Il. Henry ESQ. Of Hender
son, n. c.. viii deliver the annual address
at the approachin. mencer.tnt, June
18th, of the Middleburg Male Academy.
-. The annual sermon and address will
De delivered by Rev. VIM. Henry Strick
1,, -
Commencement, which transpires Nav
29th, Both and 31st.
... Col. L. L. Polk will deliver the al
dress at Holly Springs Institute, Wake
county, on the 3rd of June. Rev. J. NJ.
White is Principal of this school which,
we are glad to know, is prospering.
Clement Manly, Esq, has accepted
an limitation to deliver the annual address
before the Hermesan Literary Society of
the New Berne Graded School at the com
mencement exercises on the 9th Of June.
We learn from the Oak Leaf that
Prof. Nj. II. Holt has accepted the invita-
tlon to deliver the literary address at
Eureka Academy, Alamance county, on
the 10th of May and at Stanhope Academy
Nash county, June 3rd.
-. Liberty Academy. Randolph coun-
~. will hold its annual commencement.
May 2Sth. Rev. I. II. Pritchard. d. D..
Will deliver the address. Farallo's band
VIII furnish thp music. The invitations
are models of neatness and beauty.
-. The closing exercises of Rocky Point
School will be held on Thursday and Fri
day. June End and 2rd Dr. B. T. Dixon
will deliver the annual address Rev. Z.
A. Yates, D. D., will deliver his celebrated
lecture on ''Shams" Friday evening.
-. One of the most unique invitations
on our desk is from the Oak Ridge 1nsti-
tute, the commencement exercises of
which will be held May Goth, Both and 3lst
Sermon by Rev. n. \. Brown, Of Winston
Grafton by Prof. Geo. T. Winston, of
Chapel Hill.
-. The neatly executed hand painted
invitation, announcing the entertainment
and art exhibit of the Ore Hill Art School.
has been laid upon our table. Thursday,
June 2nd, the closing exercises takes place
This is a new feature for school to
make its OWE invitations.
-. Wake Forest College Commencement
takes place June 9TH, Sth, eth. Mr.. John
H. Mills is the Alumni Orator, Rev. 7. Ar
mitage will preach the Baccaiaureate Ser
mon, and Senator Ransom will address
young men are hoping to receive diplomas
-. Governor Scales will deliver the
annual address at the closing exercises Of
Salem High School and 18th anniversary
of the Philotechnic Literary Society, in
There will be public debate on the query:
Should suffrage be restricted to those
who can read and write" We thank the
talented Principal, Mr. Marion Butler, for
an invitation.
-. Invitations are out for the Trinity
College Commencement party, compli-
mentary to the class Of 81, which occurs
Thursday evening, June eth. Mr. j. J
Scarborough is chief manager and Mr. j.
H. Ragan chief marshal. The assistant
managers are Messrs G, T. Adams, l.. L.
Burkhead, A. @. English, d. W. Cours, T.
and r. F. Turner.
" The annual exercises of Greensboro
Female College will occur on the 25th and
Goth Of the present month. The gradual
ing class numbers % young ladies. The
annual sermon will he preached Sunday,
the a2ld, by W. Y. Tudor. D. D. The ad-
dress to the society of alumnfe will be de-
livered Wednesday following 10y Bishop
W W. Duncan. of Spartanburg S c., and
the literary address will he made on Thurs
day by Rev. J. F. Crowell. Of Fredericks-
burg, Pa, President elect of Trinity Col
lege.
80. The invitations TO attend Com
mencement exercises at the various schools
and colleges are now so elegant and varied
in design that the stock of adiectives in
the CHRONICLE office is exhausted The
invitation to oakdale Academy Commence
ment. May e4th, is something new. The
pictures of the President and his cabinet
adorn the frontispiece. 1t is beautiful.
W. G. Burkhead Esq, delivers the annual
address and Rev. Thos. Hume, Jr. D. H.,
breaches the annual sermon. Mr.. H. H.
Ransom, University man, is Principal of
Oakdale.
The man without a purpose is like a
ship without rudder Have purpose
in life, and having it, throw such strength
nf wind op1 uuSclo into vour q,